Which of the following command line utilities should the administrator use to reboot the system remotely?

Shutdown

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Allows you to shut down or restart a local or remote computer. Used without parameters, shutdown will logoff the current user.
Syntax
shutdown [{-l|-s|-r|-a}] [-f] [-m [\\ComputerName]] [-t xx] [-c “message”] [-d[u][p]:xx:yy]
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Parameters
-l : Logs off the current user, this is also the defualt. -m ComputerName takes precedence.
-s : Shuts down the local computer.
-r : Reboots after shutdown.
-a : Aborts shutdown. Ignores other parameters, except -l and ComputerName. You can only use -a during the time-out period.
-f : Forces running applications to close.
-m [ \\ ComputerName ] : Specifies the computer that you want to shut down.
-t xx : Sets the timer for system shutdown in xx seconds. The default is 20 seconds.
-c ” message ” : Specifies a message to be displayed in the Message area of the System Shutdown window. You can use a maximum of 127 characters. You must enclose the message in quotation marks.
-d [ u ][ p ] : xx : yy : Lists the reason code for the shutdown. The following table lists the different values.
Value
Description
u
Indicates a user code.
p
Indicates a planned shutdown code.
xx
Specifies the major reason code (0-255).
yy
Specifies the minor reason code (0-65536).

/? : Displays help at the command prompt.